Method of compensating image data and display apparatus for performing the same

A method of displaying an image on a display apparatus, the display apparatus comprising a display panel, a temperature sensor detects a temperature of a portion of the display panel, a data driving part outputs a data signal to the display panel, and a data compensation part adjusts the data signal based on the detected temperature, wherein the display panel comprising a plurality of space areas having a first space area different from a second space area, and the method comprising:

• storing a plurality of set temperature values in the data compensation part;
• detecting the temperature of the first space area and the second space area to determine the set temperature value;
• and
• generating a first compensated data signal and a second compensated data signal configured to be output to the first space area and the second space area,
• wherein the first compensated data signal is different from the second compensated data signal if the temperature of the first space area is different from the temperature of the second space area,
• wherein the boundary area is located between the first space area and the second space area in a latitudinal, longitudinal, or diagonal direction,
• wherein the generating the third compensated data signal comprising:
• linearly interpolating the first compensated data signal of the first space area and the second space area to generate the third compensated data signal if the boundary area is located between the first space area and the second space area in a latitudinal or longitudinal direction.

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display panel;
• a temperature sensor which detects a temperature of a portion of the display panel in a first frame;
• a data driving part which outputs a data signal to the display panel;
• and
• a data compensation part which adjusts the data signal based on the detected temperature,
• wherein the data compensation part stores a plurality of set temperature values, compares the detected temperature to the set temperature values to determine a temperature range to which the detected temperature belongs among the set temperature values, and adjusts the data signal based on the temperature range to generate a compensated data signal in a second frame subsequent to the first frame,
• wherein one of a plurality of boundary values of the temperature range is defined by a temperature value greater than or lower than one of the set temperature values by a permissive temperature value,
• wherein the compensated data signal in the second frame is substantially the same as the data signal in the first frame if a difference between the detected temperature and the one of the set temperature values is lower than the permissive temperature value.

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display panel comprising a plurality of space areas, the space areas comprising a first space area and a second space area different from the first space area;
• a temperature sensor configured to detect temperatures of the first space area and the second space area;
• a data driving part configured to output a data signal to the display panel;
• and
• a data compensation part configured to store a plurality of set temperature values,
• wherein the data compensation part is configured to determine a first set temperature value based on the temperatures of the first space area and the second space area, and generate a first compensated data signal and a second compensated data signal configured to be output to the first space area and the second space area,
• wherein the first compensated data signal is different from the second compensated signal if the temperature of the first space area is different from the temperature of the second space area,
• wherein the boundary area is disposed between the first space area and the second space area in a latitudinal, longitudinal, or diagonal direction,
• wherein the data compensation part is configured to linearly interpolate the first compensated data signal of the first space area and the second compensated data signal of the second space area to generate the third compensated data siguaL if the boundary area is disposed between the first space area and the second space area in a latitudinal or longitudinal direction.